Leaving Las Vegas/YMMV
- Alas, Poor Villain: Yuri.
- Complete Monster: The frat boys.
- He Really Can Act: Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue give amazing performances in this film.
- High Octane Nightmare Fuel: See Moral Event Horizon.
- Moral Event Horizon: The frat boys don't just gang-rape Sera, they videotape it to commemorate the moment.
- Jerkass Woobie: Yuri, definitely. Ben, maybe.
- Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped: Alcoholism and prostitution are bad.
- Tear Jerker: The last fifteen minutes of this film are harrowing.
- Tom Hanks Syndrome: For both the stars. Cage even won an Oscar for his efforts.
- The Woobie: Ben and Sera.